Economy

How the 1 Percent Rules

How the 1 Percent Rules How the 1 Percent Rules

An elite nonprofit no one’s ever heard of has turned New York into a city of tall towers and tony boulevards.

Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Doug Henwood

What Happened to Working-Class New York?

What Happened to Working-Class New York? What Happened to Working-Class New York?

As images of wealth abound, the struggles of ordinary workers have become invisible.

Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Joshua Freeman

A Wall Street State of Mind

A Wall Street State of Mind A Wall Street State of Mind

How a city that once celebrated seamstresses and stevedores came to admire "big swinging dicks."

Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Steve Fraser

Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked!

Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked! Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked!

What will Middleman do next?

Apr 16, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Why Obama’s Chained-CPI ‘Protections’ Aren’t Good Enough

Why Obama’s Chained-CPI ‘Protections’ Aren’t Good Enough Why Obama’s Chained-CPI ‘Protections’ Aren’t Good Enough

Obama proposes making bad benefit cuts slightly less bad. 

Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

Hello, Supply Side!

Hello, Supply Side! Hello, Supply Side!

On Tax Day, let's consider a right-wing Zombie Idea that won't die despite even being debunked in National Review: that "tax cuts pay for themselves."

Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

Tax Loopholes for All!

Tax Loopholes for All! Tax Loopholes for All!

Tax Day is here, and you can avail yourself of an offshore tax haven—just as the biggest businesses do. 

Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes

Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes

Why? Because the Postal Service caters primarily to the poor.

Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher

A quick spin through The Nation's archives offers a running critique of the former Prime Minister and her ideology.

Apr 13, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing. 

Apr 12, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

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